Tagged: Skills & News
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European Digital Agenda Assembly opens in Dublin to plot EU’s digital strategy News
19.06.2013 Some 600 delegates from across Europe’s civil and private spheres have descended upon Dublin this morning for the start of the European Digital Agenda Assembly. For the next two... -
Finland’s Digital Champion Linda Liukas in conversation with Silicon Republic at the IIEA (video) News
18.06.2013 Ahead of the Digital Agenda Assembly this week, the Institute of International and European Affairs hosted a public conversation with Finland’s Digital Champion and co-founder... -
Interview: Commissioner Neelie Kroes on driving Europe’s Digital Agenda News
18.06.2013 As Europe’s digital leaders gather in Dublin this week for the final, and largest, event of the Irish Presidency of the EU, the Digital Agenda Assembly, Ann O’Dea speaks to...Categories: Telecommunications, Leadership & Management, Investments, Internet, Government, Funding, Communications -
CIOs on the frontline of the war for 21st-century talent News
14.06.2013 With every business effectively now a technology business, the role of CIO has never been of greater significance. However, not only do CIOs have to be concerned with keeping...Categories: Software & Web Development, Social Media, Recruitment, Mobility, Mobile, Global CIO, Digital Business, Data Management, CIO -
European Commission report highlights ICT skills gap in Ireland, EU News
13.06.2013 While most (65pc) of Irish people possess some level of digital skills, more than half of Irish businesses that tried to recruit IT specialists in 2012 reported difficulties in... -
Job opportunities in Ireland up 20pc from last year – IT, security and languages in demand News
10.06.2013 The latest Morgan McKinley Irish Employment Monitor for May 2013 shows a marked increase in available professional job opportunities year-on-year, and the same level decrease in... -
Ireland rises up the ranks in global competitiveness News
30.05.2013 Ireland has risen three places to become 17th in the world for overall competitiveness, according to the IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook. -
ManpowerGroup advocates for female execs as 35pc of employers struggle to fill jobs News
29.05.2013 The latest Talent Shortage Survey from ManpowerGroup reveals the top 10 jobs employers worldwide are struggling to fill as the global skills gap reaches its highest level in six... -
FIT’s ICT Skills Audit pinpoints skills needed to fill more than 4,500 tech jobs News
23.05.2013 Following a survey of 38 major multinationals and SMEs employing more than 25,000 people in the IT sector in Ireland, Fastrack to IT (FIT) has today launched its ICT Skills...Tags: Digital Media, Virtualisation, Cloud, Project Management, Developers, Recruitment, Jobs, Training, ICT, Skills -
Finance giant Fidelity attributes Irish ingenuity in efforts to beat the IT skills gap News
16.05.2013 A graduate IT training programme developed in Ireland 10 years ago has emerged as the key weapon in global financial services company Fidelity’s efforts to overcome the skills... -
New ECDL programme launched in London News
16.05.2013 The annual forum of the European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL) Foundation in London marked the launch today of a revised ECDL programme to offer a wider range of models and,... -
Allstate delivers 650 software jobs bonanza across Northern Ireland News
14.05.2013 Fortune 100 property insurer Allstate is to create up to 650 high quality technology jobs in Belfast, Derry and Strabane, it emerged today. -
The five minute CIO: Vincent Nolan News
10.05.2013 Smyths Toys is one of Ireland’s fastest-growing retailers. Its head of IT Vincent Nolan talks about changing the mindset from an SME to an enterprise, and why IT operations... -
Interview with CoderDojo Diva Limerick’s Karen O’Connell (video) News
25.04.2013 Today is Girls in ICT Day and the perfect occasion to highlight an interview with Karen O’Connell, mother of three and a former Dell worker, who helps run CoderDojo Divas in...Categories: Upskilling, Training, Software & Web Development, Software, Education, Economy, Development, Design -
NGOs, IBM and businesses team up to tackle digital literacy News
23.04.2013 A new website that makes basic online tasks easy for new users has been launched through an initiative spearheaded by Business in the Community Ireland and collaboration between... -
Ireland will need even more skilled immigrants to plug IT skills gap - ISA chair News
16.04.2013 Ireland will have to go even further than the reforms of the past week to fill the IT skills gap by encouraging even more skilled migrants to locate in the country, the new...Categories: Upskilling, Training, Recruitment, Leadership & Management, Engineering, Engineer, Economy -
Irish Government pumps €1.4m into BenefIT training scheme News
15.04.2013 Ireland’s Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources Pat Rabbitte has revealed €1.4m in grant opportunities for digital skills trainers under the new BenefIT... -
Career memes of the week: SEO specialist News
16.04.2013 Spare a thought for the SEO specialist, who in essence works to increase a website’s visibility on the internet. It’s a challenging task, considering just how much the internet... -
Digital Marketing Institute launches 180-day course to fast-track students into jobs News
15.04.2013 In response to the digital skills shortage in Ireland, the Dublin-based Digital Marketing Institute has devised a new course that will prepare graduates and professionals for... -
Career memes of the week: graphic designer News
26.03.2013 Three Irish designers have been included in the recently launched international publication Women in Graphic Design 1890-2012 and to follow that recognition, this week’s career...